‘We live on a fixed income’: My husband and I are retired. We’re invited to our niece’s destination wedding. Are we obliged to buy a gift
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Business - MarketWatch
A realtor said she’d take out an ad to help me rent my New York City apartment. Am I now morally obligated to use her?
“Other agents know our apartment is available for rent and now want to show it.”43 minutes ago - New York -
Business - MarketWatch
My friend inherited a $160,000 house. Will this put her Social Security disability income at risk? What can she do?
‘She really needs the money to make improvements to her house.’47 minutes ago -
Business - MarketWatch
‘This money is not bringing me a lot of happiness’: My husband and I have $7 million, but our kids are trouble. Should we cut them off?
“His son and his wife are not good to us. We rarely see them and they never offer to help us with anything.”52 minutes ago -
Business - MarketWatch
‘I’m scared to death’: My wife asked for a divorce after 21 years. She wants to buy a house with our savings, but promises to help pay my mortgage.
“There is more than enough money in the savings to completely pay off the current mortgage.”2 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
‘Reconnecting with our glorious woodlands’: why we should all get out into the forest
With the leaves turning golden, now is the time to visit the woods, says the author of a new book, and perhaps learn how to better protect them too. There are two times of year I particularly love ...5 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
Artists Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings: ‘We felt that anything we saw in art history, we could also do’
The couple’s commission for Art on the Underground is an ambitious mosaic in St James’s Park station7 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
'I felt my heart was going to stop': At the scene of an IDF strike in Beirut
An apparent attempted assassination tore through a Beirut tower block, far from Hezbollah's base.14 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
‘I don’t want to spend my remaining days living hand to mouth’: I divorced my husband and remarried. Can I claim his Social Security?
“I hope that it doesn’t trigger my ex-husband. He has a short fuse.”Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
‘I never said I was going to retire ...’ Paul Simon on disability, drive and the mystery behind his greatest songs
He halted his career after decades of hits, then a dream one night changed everything. From New York to swinging London and apartheid South Africa, he explains his epic journey. As a struggling ...Yesterday -
Business - Financial Times
The Art of Uncertainty by David Spiegelhalter — the role luck plays in our lives
A new book from the eminent statistician shifts from trivial issues of probability to the risk of getting cancerYesterday -
Sports - ESPN
'We live in the weird': How the Calgorithm became college football's newest sensation
A new conference brought out the best in Cal's online community as the Bears are off to a 3-1 start.Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
Angel City’s Katie Zelem: ‘I woke up last week and thought: oh my God, I live in LA’
The England star on leaving Manchester United, embracing a new challenge and the competitive edge of the NWSL. If you were walking your dog in your local park near Manchester this summer and ...2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
How we met: ‘We were at the circus, talking nonsense in the queue for the toilets. I really liked her’
Lara and Claire, both 57, got chatting on a night out in 2014. They’ve been close friends ever since. As a single mum, Lara was always busy. “I was living in Bristol and working as a child ...2 days ago -
Business - Financial Times
We need a plan to revive Canary Wharf
Tenants are deserting the area and moving back to the City of London — it must transform to survive2 days ago -
Lifestyle - The New York Times
‘Modern Love Podcast’: Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?
When Courtenay was alone with her boyfriend, her body shame disappeared. But when they left the house, it felt different.2 days ago